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. >> giffords was joined by her husband mark kelly. he explained why the couple decided to start an organization devoted to gun regulation. >> gabby is one of roughly 100,000 victims of gun violence in america each and every year. one of our messages is simple. thebred and complexity of gun violence is great, but it's not an excuse for inaction. >> president obama would later meet with giffords and kelly at the white house. but the rest of washington has not been as welcoming. nra chief wayne lapierre who's expressed some sympathy for the victims also told the senate he has no interest in collaborating even on laws that restrict the gun access of convicted criminals or the mentally unstable. lapierre resit rated that the nra still opposes basic background check rules. that puts him at odds with the constituency he claims to represent. nine in ten gun owners support background checks. >> let's be honest. background checks will never be universal because criminals will never submit to them. >> many policy makers, however, object to that
. >> giffords was joined by her husband mark kelly. he explained why the couple decided to start an organization devoted to gun regulation. >> gabby is one of roughly 100,000 victims of gun violence in america each and every year. one of our messages is simple. thebred and complexity of gun violence is great, but it's not an excuse for inaction. >> president obama would later meet with giffords and kelly at the white house. but the rest of washington has not been as welcoming....
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gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly are starring in a new ad that's out today. take a listen to this. >> take it from me, congress must act. let's get this done. >> now, that's the first ad from miss giffords group and it's going to air in speaker john boehner's district among others and in kentucky, the state of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. if you will excuse the pun, daniel, this is a targeted campaign, isn't it? >> it is. and i think it's so great to see the congresswoman using her own words. as we saw two weeks ago with the senate hearing, it's so difficult for her to be able to speak but her voice is a really important one. and her message to the members of congress and to the senators is we need you to be brave and courageous because americans are counting on you. now we turn on the heat with this new ad. >> daniel, many of us felt that when the congresswoman appeared on her final day in the house, that it might provoke some kind of change, and it didn't. so why is this different? >> you know, as a young elected official i was so distraught with
gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly are starring in a new ad that's out today. take a listen to this. >> take it from me, congress must act. let's get this done. >> now, that's the first ad from miss giffords group and it's going to air in speaker john boehner's district among others and in kentucky, the state of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. if you will excuse the pun, daniel, this is a targeted campaign, isn't it? >> it is. and i think it's so great to see...
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gabby giffords and her husband, mark kelly, and others working hard, mayors against illegal guns, to really create a solid counterbalance and counterweight and try to hold legislators accountable. i think we're going to see the president back out on the campaign trail, and i say campaign meaning campaigning for this issue, next week, and i think he's been very clear he'll continue to be very aggressive on this. >> karen, you anticipated me, because i'd like you to listen to gabby giffords' husband, mark kelly, who had a warning for those who think that no possible change can occur in elective terms. take a listen to him. >> so they should listen to their constituents and certainly shouldn't be getting in the way of the process which is to debate the bill and it vote on the bill. i mean, that doesn't make any sense. and i imagine that at some point if they actually do this, their constituents will hold them accountable for those action. >> do you think he's right, karen? do you think they could genuinely face political consequences? >> i absolutely do, and i hope the groups that are m
gabby giffords and her husband, mark kelly, and others working hard, mayors against illegal guns, to really create a solid counterbalance and counterweight and try to hold legislators accountable. i think we're going to see the president back out on the campaign trail, and i say campaign meaning campaigning for this issue, next week, and i think he's been very clear he'll continue to be very aggressive on this. >> karen, you anticipated me, because i'd like you to listen to gabby...
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. >> on monday in colorado, giffords' husband mark kelly gave testimony along with relatives of those shot to death in the aurora movie theater as the state considers a ban on high capacity magazines. but outside it was pro-gun activists who staged a protest against a series of gun control measures expected to reach the governor's desk by next month. goldie taylor is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of the goldie taylor project. all this activity comes as democratic senator pat lee hey and republican senator susan collins introduced a bill that would make gun trafficking a federal crime and crack down on straw purchasing. this is a rare bipartisan effort in the senate on guns and gabby giffords campaign comes as the judiciary committee takes up this bill and the assault weapons ban later this week. do you think this legislative activity is a positive sign that action on gun safety is coming? >> i think we will see some action on the reform of our existing gun laws. for instance, we may see a universal background check be pushed through in a bipartisan way. we may also see a --
. >> on monday in colorado, giffords' husband mark kelly gave testimony along with relatives of those shot to death in the aurora movie theater as the state considers a ban on high capacity magazines. but outside it was pro-gun activists who staged a protest against a series of gun control measures expected to reach the governor's desk by next month. goldie taylor is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of the goldie taylor project. all this activity comes as democratic senator pat...
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. >> and yet, we know it's not just the media is it because today in the houston chronicle, mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords, who was shot in the head, he's written a piece in which he talks about the fact that he believes the nra needs a new generation of leaders because the old generation is clearly not listening to the people of america who do want to see some change in relation to background checks. he also points out that wayne lapierre makes a salary of around a million dollars. >> and martin, the difference really since newtown is that the gun control forces really do have their boots on the ground in a way that we haven't seen in quite some time. the gun control supporters are here. they've been reading the names of gun violence victims. there are several relatives of newtown that are here. i was speaking to one earlier whose son was killed. he said he was on the phone yesterday with mark pryor trying to get him to reconsider the vote he made. >> we'd like you o stick around for our conversation with laurie haas, the mother of a virginia tech survivor. next, did the bo
. >> and yet, we know it's not just the media is it because today in the houston chronicle, mark kelly, the husband of gabby giffords, who was shot in the head, he's written a piece in which he talks about the fact that he believes the nra needs a new generation of leaders because the old generation is clearly not listening to the people of america who do want to see some change in relation to background checks. he also points out that wayne lapierre makes a salary of around a million...
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americans for responsible solutions led by former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly will also participate. joining us now is jonathan alter, columnist for bloomberg view. jonathan -- >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. vice president biden spoke on a conference call earlier today in support of what's happening tomorrow. and he was explaining why background checks are so important. let's take a listen. >> we've known for years, experts have known for years that one of the most productive things we can do to lessen gun violence in america is have universal background checks. they're the chief priority of gun safety groups and for very good reasons. 40% of the guns now purchased in america don't require a background check. >> so there's joe biden saying that background checks are a chief priority for reducing gun violence. we've heard that before. yet the future of senator chuck schumer's bill to expand background checks seems to be in doubt. so what does that tell you about what's going on here? >> well, i don't think that's quite as depressing as it might look sup
americans for responsible solutions led by former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly will also participate. joining us now is jonathan alter, columnist for bloomberg view. jonathan -- >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. vice president biden spoke on a conference call earlier today in support of what's happening tomorrow. and he was explaining why background checks are so important. let's take a listen. >> we've known for years, experts have known for...
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and it comes after giffords and her husband, mark kelly, traveled to newtown, connecticut, to meet with families of the victims of last month's elementary school massacre in which 20 children and 6 teachers were shot and killed. >> first couple that we spoke to, dad took out his cell phone and showed us a picture of his daughter, and i just about lost it. >> enough. >> in a usa today op-ed, they write, in response to a horrific series of shootings that has se sown terror in our communities, victimized tens of thousands of americans, and left one of its own bleeding and near death in a tucson parking lot, congress has done something quite extraordinary, nothing at all. part of their effort will be aimed at raising enough money to challenge the well-funded gun lobby. new york mayor michael bloomberg said on "morning joe" that most americans want the reforms that the nra and its affiliates push so hard against. >> all they have to do is just accept reasonable restrictions. nobody is trying to take away your gun. nobody is trying to take away your right to go hunting or target shooting or h
and it comes after giffords and her husband, mark kelly, traveled to newtown, connecticut, to meet with families of the victims of last month's elementary school massacre in which 20 children and 6 teachers were shot and killed. >> first couple that we spoke to, dad took out his cell phone and showed us a picture of his daughter, and i just about lost it. >> enough. >> in a usa today op-ed, they write, in response to a horrific series of shootings that has se sown terror in...
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gabby giffords and mark kelly as well. so, i mean, i really believe the tide is turning. politicians are finally going to be held accountable for spurning what a majority of the american public wants in our laws. >> i hope you're right. because some are a little bit less hopeful, but i do hope you're right. celia, the white house, today, said it was pleased that there's going to be a vote on an amendment for an assault weapons ban in the senate. this was in response to those mass shootings like newtown and aurora where steven was shot. you've written that the ar-15, you know, a woman wouldn't want to be stuck at home without one. despite studies that show women are actually nearly three times more likely to be murdered if they have a gun in their home. >> well, that's -- i personally bought my ar-15 for home defense, and the fact is is that i don't want to be stuck at home without one because what if multiple intruders entered my home and they were armed? what if i didn't have a gun? i would be out of luck. if multiple intruders came into my home and i only had the three
gabby giffords and mark kelly as well. so, i mean, i really believe the tide is turning. politicians are finally going to be held accountable for spurning what a majority of the american public wants in our laws. >> i hope you're right. because some are a little bit less hopeful, but i do hope you're right. celia, the white house, today, said it was pleased that there's going to be a vote on an amendment for an assault weapons ban in the senate. this was in response to those mass...
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she was joined by husband mark kelly, family members of the others wounded and killed on that day. this time it was to push congress to pass legislation on universal background checks. >> gabby is back. she is back. >> julian epstein is a democratic strategist and former chief minority council to the committee. julian, it's impossible to imagine how hard it was for gabby giffords to return to the scene of that horror. but her insistence may be paying off. jeff flake joined lindsey graham and democrats pryor and baggage to prevent the mentally ill from buying guns. that's two bipartisan gun bills in two days. that's not small beer is it? >> no, it's not. and i think your first point is right. it's traumatic for any victim of a shooting to go back to the scene of a crime. anyone with experience in trauma will tell you that. she shouldn't have to go back to the scene of the crime to get congress to act. the good news, however, i had a breakfast conversation with senator blumenthal about this yesterday. the good news is the politics are shifting rapidly. you're seeing not just the two
she was joined by husband mark kelly, family members of the others wounded and killed on that day. this time it was to push congress to pass legislation on universal background checks. >> gabby is back. she is back. >> julian epstein is a democratic strategist and former chief minority council to the committee. julian, it's impossible to imagine how hard it was for gabby giffords to return to the scene of that horror. but her insistence may be paying off. jeff flake joined lindsey...